Thirteen high ranking bosses declared their secession from the mother organisation, the Yamaguchi-gumi, and established a new gang: the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.

In 1992, a new Anti-Yakuza-bill came into effect which has since undergone several revisions.On March 7 th, 2016, the police declared that the two gangs were at war.One month later the new gang was designated as a»violent group«(shitei bōryokudan), whereby it became the object of the Anti-Yakuza-laws, facilitating clamp-downs and repression.Control and isolation of the Yakuza have become stricter than ever.

After much disagreement — especially when it came to, of all things, the relatively inexpensive Crystal Geyser spring water — each judge weighed in, all three tasters’ scores were totaled, and a winner was declared in each grouping.